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compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a series of conretional measures intended to settle disagreements between slave states and free states. -
fugative slave act
a law enacted as a part of the Compromise of 1850, designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage -
underground railroad
the underground railroad was a system of routes that helped run away slaves escape to canada or to safe areas in free states. -
uncle toms cabin
It was a book written by Harriet Breacher Stowe that showed the slavery was not just a political message, but was a great moral evil. -
political party splits
The Whig party splits into 2 parts: The North and the South. The Northern Whigs were opposed to the fugitive slave act, while the southern whigs were both pro- slavery and pro- union -
dred scott case
Dred Scott was a slave whos master brought him to Illinois to live as a free slave for a time. Because Scott had lived in a free territory, he believed he should be free. He sued the federal court for his freedom, and then appealed to the Supreme court.